Flakka's toll: The human face of a new scourge in Broward County

Jefferie Coker, 53, died Sept. 23, 2014. His death was ruled an accidental overdose. In his system, he had two kinds of anti-depressants, cocaine, morphine, oxycodone and flakka.

Jefferie Coker, 53, died Sept. 23, 2014. His death was ruled an accidental overdose. In his system, he had two kinds of anti-depressants, cocaine, morphine, oxycodone and flakka. (Courtesy / Sun Sentinel)

Sean Fleming, 34, died Oct. 19, 2014.was shot nine times during an argument in the parking lot of his Lauderdale Lakes apartment complex. Toxicology tests showed he had Xanax and flakka in his system.

Sean Fleming, 34, died Oct. 19, 2014.was shot nine times during an argument in the parking lot of his Lauderdale Lakes apartment complex. Toxicology tests showed he had Xanax and flakka in his system. (Courtesy / Sun Sentinel)

The volatile designer drug flakka has contributed since September 2014 to a surge in Broward deaths, according to the county's medical examiner's office. Featured here are the faces of the county's first flakka-related deaths: two were suicides, one a homicide, the rest accidental overdoses. Eleven were men, five were women. The oldest was 58. The youngest, 21.